I've been told that I have a wealth of life experience. I had to grow up quick in the kind of enviroment I was in as a child and sometimes I feel like I was cheated out of my teenage and early adult years.
Sometimes I feel like I can face the harsh realities of adult life uncommonly well compared to most other men my age. But I would gladly trade that toughness for that missing piece of my personality.
Sometimes I feel like my life is a balancing act of harsh reality and escapist fantasy. Life is always trying to get me down so I run to my books, games, and various smokables for a brief reprieve.
The older I get, the more I'm starting to realize that I don't know a lot of things. And lately, it seems that every man I run into claims to know-it-all. I can't stand this quality in people. Too many men are running their mouths and talking out of their asses. The sad thing is, just a few short years ago I was one of them.
I blame people fucking me up at an early age for me being like that. As a child, I was praised for my intellegence and creativity. And while I think it's good to nuture a gifted child I believe there's a wrong way to do it. Instead of getting my head inflated by adults, "Wow kid, you sure are smart for your age." I should've been challenged to push myself further.
After being told I was a "genius child" I became damn near unteachable. I still sometimes catch myself claiming to have knowledge on topics I don't know the first thing about.
The best friend I have right now is a semi-literate stoner who has claimed to have found enlightenment. However in this enlightened state-of-mind he rarely is able to see his own faults "Oh I have character faults, but I don't let other people see them." What a load.
Read well men, flapping your gums about all the stuff you know doesn't prove to people you're smart. Talking about how good you are at a task doesn't prove to people your a master of your trade. And reassuring people that you are a capable fighter that can really throw down doesn't prove to people that you're tough. All you're proving is that you can talk a lot about shit that doesn't even matter in the first place. Please fellas, show some fucking humility for once in your life.
So what is wisdom? Wisdom is knowing that you aren't too smart to learn.
What do you think?
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